Category Archives: Robots

New: Robo Rock

Posted on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 by Robert Hood

And then there’s rock ‘n’ roll, aliens, cybernetic underpants and a giant robot! Robo Rokku [aka Robo Rock] (2007; dir. Taikan Suga) Masaru, a 23-year-old who has a passive attitude toward life in general, professes himself as a “genius odd-job-man” … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Giant Monsters, Music, Robots, Trailers | 1 Comment

Vintage Robots, Part Nine: Vs the Sex Kittens!

Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2008 by Robert Hood

No comment, but keep an eye out for Papa Carradine…

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Vintage Robots, Part Eight: Re-Made

Posted on Saturday, March 22, 2008 by Robert Hood

No longer new, but somehow I’d missed it: This live-action version of Tetsujin 28 was released in 2005. “Tetsujin 28” (lit. Iron Man 28) is a manga by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, the original run of which went from 1956 to 1966 … Continue reading →

Posted in Daikaiju, Film, Giant Monsters, Kaiju Search-Robot Avery, Robots | 2 Comments

More Robots: Big Dog

Posted on Thursday, March 20, 2008 by Robert Hood

I seem to be obsessing about robots at the moment. Well, here’s a real one — a quadruped named Big Dog made by Boston Dynamics. Its life-like movement, ability to right itself in event of mishap and handling of rough … Continue reading →

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Vintage Robots, Part Seven: A Different Vintage

Posted on Thursday, March 20, 2008 by Robert Hood

Worth1000 has just posted the results of their latest themed contest. The theme: Borgged Art — robots Photoshopped into works of art. Here is a rather nifty piece called “Th3 D4v1d”: See the other creations here.

Posted in Pictorial art, Robots | 3 Comments

Vintage Robots, Part Six: What Came First?

Posted on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 by Robert Hood

In an article on BoingBoing about the DVD release of some of Houdini’s films, and in particular his serial made in 1918, The Master Mystery, which includes a robot [see my blog post here], it is claimed that this was … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Living dolls, Robots | 1 Comment

Vintage Robots, Part Five

Posted on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 by Robert Hood

Larry Blamire, the writer and director of 1950s-style scifi spoof, The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2001), has a long-gestating project that sounds too good not to happen eventually. It’s one that he says has been with him since the 1980s, … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Mecha, Robots | 3 Comments

Vintage Robots: Part Four

Posted on Sunday, March 16, 2008 by Robert Hood

Kino is about to release a box set of Harry Houdini’s movies from the early part of the 20th century. One of these features what some have claimed is the first instance of a robot (called “The Automaton”) on film, … Continue reading →

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Giant Robot in Space!

Posted on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 by Robert Hood

This one’s not fiction! The report comes from Wired News (via Iain Triffitt): Astronauts bound for orbit this week will dabble in science fiction, assembling a “monstrous” two-armed space station robot that will rise like Frankenstein from its transport bed. … Continue reading →

Posted in Curiosity, News, Robots, Technology | 3 Comments

Vintage Robots, Part Three

Posted on Saturday, March 8, 2008 by Robert Hood

It’s Attack of the Killer Metal Man from the Dimensions of the Unknown. No comment needed?

Posted in Film, Robots | 1 Comment